You can earn by recycling in Australia!! Collect your empty bottles, go to the container refund points near you and get your refund!! You can get a 10-cent refund for every bottle you recycle; the refund will go directly into your bank account. Once you start accumulating, it will eventually become a large amount of money!!
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What can I Return?
Acceptable: Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard beverage containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible for a 10-cent refund. (There are 10-cent refund signs written on some bottles, as shown in the photo below)
Unacceptable: milk and flavoured milk containers, glass containers that contained wine or pure spirits, concentrated/undiluted cordial or syrup containers
Where to return?
Containers for Change is only available in Queensland and Western Australia. Several providers offer the same services if you are in other states in Australia.
Please visit the website, enter your postcode, or use your current location to find the container refund point near you.
Find the container refund point near you: https://www.containersforchange.com.au/qld/where-to-return
How to return? A Guide to using Containers for Change APP
Step 1. Download the Containers for Change APP, log in to your account and set up your bank account (used for receiving a refund).
Step 2. Get to the container refund point and find a recycling machine (There are two types of recycling machines: plastic and glass).
Step 3. Scan the bar code to activate the machine.
Step 4. Put your bottles into the hole on the machine. The machine will automatically decide if the bottles are acceptable. If they are unacceptable, the machine will return them to you.
Step 5. Tap on the 'Transfer' button on the screen to complete.
Others
The refund will normally arrive in 1-2 days.
The container refund points are quite smelly, and the ground is sticky. Please use your best judgement to decide if you want to go there.
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